Quirien Wijnands
Head of Modelling and Simulation Excellence Section
European Space Agency
Noordwijk, Netherlands
Aerospace background. Doing Modelling and Simulation at European Space Agency since 2003. Since 2018 involved in Space System Ontology.
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About me
Aerospace engineer with 20+ years of experience in modelling and simulation and its application in functional verification throughout the project lifecycle.
Since 2018 involved in OSMoSE, the development of the Space System Ontology and the ORM ecosystem
Skills
- modelling
- ontology
- digital twin spacecraft
- MBSE
- Simulation
Interests
- Semantic Interoperability
Speaker sessions (2)
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
09:00 - 10:30
OSMoSE, the Space System Ontology and the ecosystem
- Semantic interoperability
- Space systems ontology
- Universes of discourse
- Ecosystem and tools
Overview of the OSMoSE initiative for semantic interoperability, overview of the Space System Ontology, in particular the MBSE Universe of Discourse semantics, introduction to other Universe of Discourses, the existing ecosystem and tooling.
16:00 - 17:00
Unlocking Interoperability - the Future
- Space systems ontology
- Interoperability
- User feedback
- Roadmap
- Future
Gathering users feedback, and discussion on the roadmap for the future